Life Fruit Poems

I smile at myself
for being so sentimental,
but how lonely it looks -
the last leaf 
on the cherry tree.

Its countless companions
who shared and hung together 
through...

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                "For the wages of sin is death, but the...

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man cub Mowgli was to life once more,
in our boyish pranks in Kanha Park,
revived memories of Kipling’s lore,
from early dawn until moonless dark.

that joyous kid...

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Ode to the Fig: An Inverted wonder

Oh fig, thou art no mere fruit,
But a marvel of nature’s intricate pursuit,
Inverted flowers within thy form reside,
A secret...

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   Jostled to and fro
     ruts in road take their toll

   Bruises are his bane forever
 ...

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February 27th Lower Peninsula of Michigan
One week of true cold and snow is all
This year
Today is the warmest day ever recorded
For this entire month

An ancient...

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Starting quite fragile, wet, bright and agile,
it met the first test of it’s life.
Death promptly flew down, pecked at the ground, 
a beak that glints...

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In every apple, an atom resides; 
in every Adam, an apple abides. 

So it goes and goes, apples 
toppling off tables in rhythmic waves, 

falling...

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"God loves each of us as if there were only one of us." - St. Augustine

I don’t believe in magic.
I believe in hope.
I believe in...

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Self-Portrait 1-12-24
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Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels

Still life, not stillborn,
With a woman’s face
In dusky background hues,
 Pure clarity clothed in white,
Gazing on gastronomic abundance.

Artist...

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Simplicity in life, reduces stress
Icicles hang upon the heart
Of those who are plighted 
With desserts spelled backwards 
With no end in sight

Choose simplicity in life
As...

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                In the darkest depths of the ancient grove 
...

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Beneath the cobalt sky, where legends are spun,
Island life unfolds, as traced by the sun.
Amidst the palms, a verdant ballet,
A choreography of chores, in the...

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Patience 
can be
a great gift. 

We should
wait patiently
as life unfolds
before us.

There are lessons
to learn and things
to experience
in life.

As we daily grow 
in wisdom,
truth and
Love.

...

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One bad apple fell to the ground, I guess it’s just rotten to the core...

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